Vertical Horizon are best known for their 1999 single "Everything You Want", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded their third studio album of the same name (1999).

[1] Vertical Horizon was formed in 1991 by Georgetown University undergraduate students Matt Scannell and Keith Kane.

[2] In 1992, after graduating from Georgetown, the duo relocated to Boston and self-released their debut album There and Back Again.

[3] Scannell and Kane toured as a duo for the next few years, mostly appearing with similar bands, such as Jackopierce.

[13] Two other singles from the album, "You're a God" and "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)", were also hits; they peaked at 23 and 58, respectively, at the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

[15] Go was released while RCA was going through a major restructuring and as a result, the album received little support from the label.

[17][better source needed] RCA did little to promote the album[18] causing Scannell to state, "Without the label behind us, it just floundered and sort of withered on the vine, which is just a heartbreaker.

[19] Singer/songwriter Matt Scannell has said that Burning the Days marks a shift in his songwriting, both musically and lyrically.